CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Grady Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 GA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $238 (about 1.3× the $179 Medicare rate). Grady Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $162, or about $6,096 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Atlanta, GA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $58 - $4,389 | 32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $58 - $4,877 | 32% |
| Aetnamajor | $58 - $2,713 | 32% |
| Cignamajor | $58 - $3,606 | 32% |
| Humanamajor | $58 - $177 | 32% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $58 - $4,621 | 32% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $58 - $902 | 32% |
| Amerigroup | $56 - $991 | 31% |
| CareSource | $56 - $910 | 31% |
| Clover Health | $61 - $186 | 34% |
| Oscar Health | $82 - $3,962 | 46% |
| WellCare | $58 - $177 | 32% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $61 - $186 |
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Other Procedures at Grady Memorial Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other GA hospitals
- Emanuel Medical Center · Swainsboro $70
- Liberty Regional Medical Center · Hinesville $128
- Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus · Saint Marys $135
- Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center · Savannah $138
- Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus · Brunswick $143
- Atrium Health Navicent Peach · Byron $148
- Navicent Health Baldwin · Milledgeville $156
- Sgmc Health Lanier · Lakeland $157
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.